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B. M. LEWIS REFLECTOR Filed Jan. ze, 1927 s sheetsAsneet 1 Jan. 1o, 192s.

B. M. LEWIS REFLECTOR Filed Jan. 26, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 .im 1o, 192s.-

B. M. I Ewls REFLECTOR Filed Jan. 26. 1927 s shee'ts-sheet 3 kli Patented Jan. 10, 1928.

UNITED stares PATENTl y BENJAMIN M. LEWIS, OF EDINBURG, TEXAS.

REFLECTOR.

i Application filed January 26, 1927, Serial No. 163,748.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in reflectors and has forets primary object to provide a slowly rotating multi-mirrored reliector especially useful in show windows of lbusiness houses for displaying signs or other articles of merchanso as to attract the attention Vof passers-by to articles within the window. f

.Incarrying out my invention l provide a rotating reflector unit `within which may be disposed a source of illumination covered by a multi-colored lens shield, or in lieu thereof an article tray for providing in the'y first instance a highly novel and beautiful light display, or in the second instance the multi- 'reflection of thearticles upon the tray. l'n

the `first instance, `a suitable sign plate may,` n

which 1s formed with a circular opening `be inserted in front of the Vreflector for attractively advertising the wares' of a part-icular establishment. f j v A further and important object isto pro- `vide a reiiector of this character wherein a single power means -is employed for there tation of the reflectorper se, and the rotation of the multi-colored lens shield for the light source, or for the article supporting tray when the same is employed in lieu thereof.

novel form,fcombination and arrangement of parts herelnafterfmore yfully described, shown 1n the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings wherein like reference corresponding partsy characters lindicate throughout the several views: f

Figure 1 is a vrear elevation of the device Figure is a detail vertical section thereof.

Figure 3 is a'view partly in section and partly in top plan of an electric current distributor that is employed in association with the device' for permitting the current to flow continuously to an electric' lamp or to causev the rapid .makingand breaking of the circuit to the lamp as desired.y

yFigure 4 isal erspective of. a supporting unit for a multi* ensed lamp shield or article dise or for reflecting` multi-colored light rays Y lamp box in position lamp shield.

Yet another object is to provide a deviceV of this character'that may be supported at predetermined angles so as kto permit of the supporting tray, either of which may be e1nployed in conjunction with the invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective of a bell crank shaped contact arm that forms an essential element of the distributor disclosed in Fig ure 3.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary front elevation the device being employed in this instance however to reflect articles of jewelry or the like that maybe supported upon the tray heretofore mentioned, and Figure 7 is a detailed fragmentary section somewhat similar to Figure 2 disclosing .an ornamental over the multi-lens Now having particular reference to the drawings, the present device consists ofa circular pan-shaped base 5, the top wall kof the same may be swungfdownwardly atV its rear end -for supporting the reflector in predetermined inclined position. t

Suitable locking means designated generally by the reference character 8 isemployed f beween the plate ,6 and the skirt of thel base 5 for'maintaining the plate in predetermined inclined position. l

Suitably supportedupon the Apate 5 adjacent thefront edge thereof is a cylindrical housing 9 open at its: front and ,rear sides, saidfront side being formed with an inf wardly extending circumferential flange. 10,l

while directly in backof this flange and'in [a slight spaced relation therewith are brack-V n ets 11. The uppery half of the cylinder `9 ,is slotted as at 12 so as to permit the positioning, of a circular glass plate 13 within the housing between the flange 10y and brackets Furthermore, the interior fof the housing 9 is provided with other brackets ,714-14 inspaced relation with the istmentioned brackets 11 so as to rigidly supporta circular sign plate 15, between the bracky ets 1l and 14 and this in slight spaced-relation with the glass plate 13.-

t. The sign 15,1 is preferably of sheet metal having advertising indicia or the like cuty therein so that,V theilight rays withiny the housing may pass therethrough sor that the advertising matter will be visible;

Arranged vertically upon Ythe yplate fiat the 'rear edge thereof is e verticalstands ard 16 through the upper end of whichis journaled a horizontalshaft 17, the forward end of which projects into the housing V ard'l beneath the shaft 17 is an electric 1 various colors. .1

Vi'notorf20, the armature shaft of which is equipped 'at' one endwith a worm 21 for mesh with a worm gear 22Vupon the outer end ofv a 'stub shaft 23 suitably journaled in the standard '16. The inner end of this stub shaft 23' is equipped with a small spur gear 2li that has mesh with a relatively large gear 25 keyed to the shaft 17 in back ofthe re- 4Hector 18. Obviously the operation of the motor will occasion the slow turning of the reflector for producing effects hereinafter more fullyidescribed.

Arranged `within an openingA in the top side of the cylindrical housing 9 directly in rfront of the reflector 18 isa lamp switch unit 26 from' which depends a lamp cord 27 that carries at its. end, anipelectricbulb 28.'

Arranged vertically upon the supporting pla-te 6 ofthe reflector base'invertica'l valignmentwiththe lamp 28 and cord 27 is a tubular shaft housing 29. Within this housing 29 is a vertical shaft 30,the. lowerv end of which projects through an opening in theV plate 6 and is equipped with a cord pulley 31; Adapted for removable disposition upon 1 the upper end ofthe housing 29 andfor operative connection with the upper end'ofthe shaft 30 is a generallyl barrel shaped. lamp *shield 32,YK Figure 2 oran article supportfing tray 33, see Figure 6. Then the tray 33 isemployed, it' is preferable that the lamp-28 land its associated cord 27 and switch socket 26 be removed.V However, the barrel lshaped shield 32 isi-of such construction as to permit of thel disposition ofifthelamp 28 Vtherein as clearly'disclosed in Figure 2. This shield is provided with a plurality of bull eyey lenses 84. preferably ot vRigidly arranged uponthe shaft` 17 ben tween the reflector 18 andgear 25. is a. large cordpulley 35 over which is trained an endless c'ord 36 that extends downwardly and is passed through openings in the plate 6 and thencepver pulleys 37-37. fThe runs of the cord'are thence directed 'forwardly as in Figure 2 and trained over the pulley 31 of .the shaft 30. Thus the rotation of the shaft Keyed to this shaft 17 in frontz'ofA 19 not. only causes the turning of the reflector 16, but also the vertical shaftv 30 and consequently the lamp shield 32 or the article supportingtrap 3S as the case may be.

Also removably associated with the upper endo'f the shaft Vholfising 29 beneath the shield 32 or tray 33 is an L-shaped bracket 38,'ihe' outer end of the horizontal arm of which is detachably secured to the shaft housing 29,"while the outer kend of the vertical erin is supported by the inner end` of the horizontal motor loperated shaft 17. In slight inward spaced' rela-tion with the vertical'arni of this bracket is a vertical pin` 39 over which is disposed a vertical sleeve 46' associated with an ornan'iental' lampl box fel-1 that may be arranged over the multi-lens shield 82 for displaying interesting characters cutor otherwise formed therein as disclosed'. This lamp box is employed vwhen the sign plate '-15 has been removed so that'the characters will 'be' readily Yobserved bothV direct4 and indirect as is obvious.

The rear end of the horizontal sha-ft 17 is equipped with a metallic rotor l2 `provided at its inner edge and at its periphery-with spacedliber inserts 43; 1Bivoted to alateral support. el formed at the side of the standard 16 is a bell' cranlcontact 45, the: unpiv-r tric lamp 28, the motor 20, the rotor 42, the

Yever, when-this contact'is swung inwardly in the direction of the arrow in Figure 8 so as to engage fthesurface .ofi theurotorlat ,its inner edge, the circuitl will be rapidly made and-broken to the: lampv 2SV by reasonof `the liber inserts 43. The, detailed construction and operation as well as'the various 'uses of the device will be at once apparent to those skilled in the fart, especially lafter-referring to the drawings, and the present specification. Althoughl l; have herein shown 'and described theinvention as consisting of cery tainv detail :structural elements, `it is neverthelesstobe understood that minor changes maybe made therein without affecting: the spirit and scope of the appended claims..

Having thus described the inventin. what I claim as new is 1. A device of the class described comprising a base having an opening, a platform hingedly mounted in the opening, means for Nholding the platform in different tilted positions, a supportin structure rising from the platform, a regector, means for rotatably mounting the relector on the supporting structure, a standard rising from the platform, a multi-lens shieldk rotatably mounted on the standard inv front of the center of the reflector', a stationary electric bulb in the shield, and means for simultaneously rotating the reflector about itsaXis and the shield about the electric bulb.`

2. In a device of the character described, a cylindrical housing, a shaftcoincident with the axis 'of the housing, means for su`pporting the shaft, a reiiector mounted for rotation about the shaft Within the housing,

a stationary electric lamp arranged Within the housing at the center ot the reflector, a

rotating multi-lens shieldy disposed around said lamp, a standard for rotatably mount ing the multi -lens shield, said standard being disposed radially of the housing and per-' `having its end engaged thereon, a pin disposed perpen dicularly on the first-mentioned arm of theL-shaped bracket, an ornamental lamp box having a sleeve disposed over the pin so that the lamp box Will surround the multi-lens shield, and means forfacilitating the simultaneous rotation of the reflector and shield.

In testimony Wh ereof I afix my signature.

BENJAMIN M. LEWIS. 

